Maria Snegovaya is a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a postdoctoral fellow in Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. She studies Russia’s domestic and foreign policy, as well as democratic backsliding in post-communist Europe and the tactics used by Russian actors and proxies who exploit these dynamics in the region. Her analysis has been published in multiple policy and peer-reviewed journals. Her research and commentary have appeared in a number of publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Economist, and Foreign Policy. Throughout her career she has collaborated with multiple U.S. research centers and think tanks such as Center for a New American Security and Center for European Policy Analysis. Snegovaya holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University.
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Wagner Revolt: Implications for Kremlin and Ukraine
Maria Snegovaya in Voice of Africa — June 30, 2023
What Will Prigozhin’s Rebellion Mean?
Maria Snegovaya in The Wall Street Journal — June 29, 2023
La position vigilante et prudente des Etats-Unis après la mutinerie Wagner
Maria Snegovaya in Le Monde — June 26, 2023
G7 nations unveil new sanctions against Russia
Maria Snegovaya in CNN — May 20, 2023
U.S., Allies Weigh How to Further Punish Russia
Maria Snegovaya in The Wall Street Journal — May 12, 2023
Russia’s Boom Business Goes Bust
Maria Snegovaya in Foreign Policy — May 3, 2023
US reporter's detention in Russia on spy charges widens rift between nuclear rivals
Maria Snegovaya in Reuters — March 30, 2023
Russia's Oscar-winning opposition is mired in conflict
Maria Snegovaya in Reuters — March 15, 2023
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Press Briefing: Previewing the Second Russia–Africa Summit
Event by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Cameron Hudson , Maria Snegovaya , Mathieu Droin , and Catrina Doxsee — July 20, 2023
The Sea in Russian Strategy with Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — July 18, 2023
Prigozhin's Uprising
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Jeffrey Mankoff , and Catrina Doxsee — June 27, 2023
Prigozhin's Uprising
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Jeffrey Mankoff , and Catrina Doxsee — June 26, 2023
"Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Jade McGlynn , and Michael Kimmage — June 15, 2023
Russia's Frozen Reserves with Martin Sandbu
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , and Federico Steinberg — June 1, 2023
Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Michael Kimmage , and Jade McGlynn — May 25, 2023
Ukraine's Coming Counteroffensive
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , and Michael Kimmage — May 18, 2023
Press Briefing: Previewing G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Maria Snegovaya , and Gregory C. Allen — May 9, 2023